Category: ear reshaping | plastic surgery case study

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Long-Term Results of a Central Wedge Resection Technique in Macrotia Reduction Surgery

Background: The ear occupies the side of the head and is a frequently overlooked facial feature given its location. It only becomes aesthetically relevant when some feature about it makes it stand out. The most common aesthetic ears deformity is protrusion, the ear sticks out too far from the side of the head with an Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Upper Facial Masculinization with a Custom Forehead-Brow Bone Implants

Background: There are numerous facial feature differences between men and women which can be separated by anatomic site. The foreheads eyebrows, eyes, nose, cheeks, chin, jawline and lips all have specific gender specific shapes. The largest of these anatomic areas by surface area is the forehead which occupies more than a third of the total Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Achieving Permanent Upper and Lower Lip Pouts by Subtotal Vermilion Advancements

Background: Lip augmentation is one of the most commonly done injectable fillers treatments for women. It is both very effective and versatile and can create almost any type of lip augmentation change a patient desires. But it does have one drawback…it is not permanent. And while lip injections can be repeated many times the inconvenience, Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Making A Smaller But Structurally Stable Nose

Background: Making a nose smaller is a fairly common request in patients seeking rhinoplasty surgery. Most of these requests often refer to one specific nasal feature, such as a reduction of a prominent hump or a large nasal tip. The goal is to bring back the larger unaesthetic nasal feature into proportion with the rest Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – The Custom Cheek Implant for Depressed ZMC Fracture Reconstruction

Background: One of the most common facial fractures is that of the cheekbone or malar bones. Anatomically this is known as the ZMC or zygomaticomaxillary complex, a name that comes from the four bony legs that support the projection of the cheek bone…the inferior posterior maxillary buttress, the lateral zygomatic arch, the superior lateral orbital Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Sliding Genioplasty Replacement for an Inadequate Chin Implant Result

Background: Implants remain the most common form of chin augmentation due to their immediate effects and relative simplicity of the surgery. But chin implants have their limitations including the risk of infection, implant malposition and inadequate amounts of augmentation. When the postoperative problem is an inadequate augmentation result the question becomes whether to replace the Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Total Ear Reshaping with Subtotal Otoplasty Reversal, Vertical Ear Reduction and Helical Lidding Correction

Background: The most common aesthetic ear surgery is a setback otoplasty. There are a wide variety of methods to pull back the protruding ear including suture techniques, cartilage removal and scoring and combinations of both. Regardless of the technique(s) used they are mainly applied to the conchal area in the middle third of the ear Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – The Combined Horizontal-Vertical Chin Augmentation by Bony Genioplasty

Background: The horizontal chin deficiency is the most common reason for the request for chin augmentation and standard chin implants have long been designed to address that dimensional need. But some chin deficiencies have a vertical deficiency as well which is often overlooked or whose significance is underappreciated. When standard chin implants are used in Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Moderate Brow Bone Burring Reduction Through A Limited Frontal Hairline Incision

Background: One of the most commonly performed facial feminization procedures and the key one for the upper third of the face is brow bone reduction. As the male brow bone grows larger than a female’s due to hormonal differences the size of the frontal sinus expands outward creating the stronger brow bone appearance on the Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Variation of Traditional V Line Surgery To Prevent The Risk of Soft Tissue Sagging

Background: V line surgery is a well known technique for lower jaw reduction/narrowing. In its most recognized form it is a full thickness bony removal through the jaw angles tapering to an end in the mid-body of the mandible. It is often combined with a separate chin procedure to continue the narrowing effect usually through Read More…